IRMA advises NGOs, UN agencies, donors, governments, and private companies on policy, strategy and program development.
Capacity Building
IRMA develops guides and tools, designs and delivers training, and provides a range of services to strengthen the capacities of people, communities and organisations.
Evaluation
IRMA provides technical assistance for quality assurance and accountability, including for monitoring and evaluations.
Research
IRMA uses innovative methods to carry out research and promote learning.
IRMA is an international consulting company serving clients who promote equitable, risk-informed development and humanitarian action.
Starting in 2012, IRMA (through Lezlie Moriniere) supported IFRC to enhance their contributions to early warning systems (EWS), especially at the community level (CEWS). Working with the National Societies of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Gambia resulted in producing the CEWS Guiding Principles and the Training Toolkit (a ready-to-adapt package for a 6-day training to build a community-focused EWS). More recently, IRMA held CEWS Training of Trainers in Saint Vincent & Read More…
Climate change poses huge challenges for Dominican Republic, an island that regularly experiences hurricanes, already suffers from stress on water resources, and whose main industry is tourism. IRMA was approached by DAI to guide a climate risk assessment focusing on the island’s coastal areas. For this, IRMA is using the participatory GIZ methodology and working closely with Fundación Plenitud, a national NGO with expertise in climate, ecosystems and health. The Read More…
About IRMA
IRMA works worldwide
Integrated Risk Management Associates LLC (IRMA) works with non-governmental organizations, United Nations agencies, governments, donors, and private companies engaged in development and humanitarian action around the world. IRMA has deep experience in all sectors of development and humanitarian action, including food and nutrition, livelihoods, health, child protection, education, WASH, shelter, environment and natural resource management. As indicated by our name, we also have specific thematic expertise in ‘integrated risk management’, which enables us to advise our clients on strategies to strengthen societal resilience, promote disaster risk reduction and foster climate change adaptation, all of which are increasingly important in our era of complexity and escalating risk.
